Ace Combat 8 Database
MiG-21bis Fishbed 
A classically-designed compact, low-weight fighter combining delta wings and horizontal tail wings. Its development coincided with the development of jet fighters, resulting in it being fitted with an ever-increasing number of features, along with a great number of variants being developed. The bis-model was one of the successful variants. With all the advantages of a light fighter, the MiG-21 proved itself time and time again in war. However, compounded by its basic avionics, the tricky controls ask a lot of the pilot. Even so, its simple construction and low cost appealed to numerous countries and made it a surprising bestseller. The aircraft's unique form has earned it a host of comparisons to various instruments, pencils, and the like. Its nickname in its developer's country is "Balalaika," referring to a type of stringed instrument.
Performance
MaxHealth- 90
SpeedMax- 2,450
- 0
GunLoadCount- 2,400
MainWeaponLoadCount- 116
FlareLoadCount- 8
SASM- 14 (8 paired)
- QAAM
- 14 (8 paired)
MGP- 2400 (1200 paired)
Flight model
The raw flight data from the game files (campaign version). Speeds are in km/h. The other numbers use the game's own units. The values keep the game's field names, because what most of them do is still unknown. Under Stability and Defense are the fields that match those in-game bars best. Mobility matches the rotation rates. How the game calculates the bars is unknown.
The game's curve points for this aircraft are out of order (a lower speed follows a higher one); they are drawn as stored.
Speed (km/h)
SpeedMax- 2,450
SpeedBreak- 2,750
- 250
SpeedStall- 200
SpeedMin- 150
GndSpeedTakeoff- 260
Power
AcceleR- 2.1
DeceleR- 2.2
PowerAfterBurnerR- 1.3
MaxSpeedAfterBurnerR- 1.2
SpeedUpperR- 0.5
SpeedDownerR- -0.4
SpeedRollDownerR- 3
AltStallStart / AltStall- 11,000 / 12,000
Stability
PitchUpDownR- 0.6
YawRateStdNrm- 0.56
StdArtificialRoll- 50
RotStallR- 3
Defense
MaxHealth- 90
- 0
- 0
StaggerTimeMax- 0
StaggerImpactDamageMax / Min- 0 / 0
Mobility
| Axis | Peak rate | At km/h | Best speed band, km/h (rate ≥ 90% of peak) | AddRotR | DecRotR | InputRotAdd | InputRotDec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Range | |||||||
| Pitch | 245.2 | 1,400 | 776 | 1,740 | 964 | 2.5 | 0.96 | 1 | 3 |
| Roll | 140.4 | 1,700 | 524 | 1,970 | 1,446 | 2.5 | 0.96 | 5 | 2 |
| Yaw | 75 | 1,000 | 511 | 1,801 | 1,290 | 1.5 | 0.96 | 1 | 2 |
Post-stall and drift
DriftPostStallManeuverability- None
DriftPostStallManeuverSpeedEnd- 0
DriftStartInputTime- 0.4
DriftSpeedEnd- 150
DriftStopDiffRadian- 2.5
DriftPitchRate- 0.8
DriftYawRate- 1
DriftYawRate_PSM- 5
DriftSpeedStartDec- 0
DriftSpeedDecR- 150
DriftSpeedDecMax- 5,000
Curve points SpeedGraph / SpeedRot / RotGravR / DiffNoseVelocityR 0..9
| Speed (km/h) | Pitch rate | Roll rate | Yaw rate | RotGravR pitch | RotGravR yaw | DiffNoseVelocityR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 200 | 102.2 | 91 | 26.3 | 17.5 | 3.75 | 5 |
| 250 | 177.1 | 104 | 56.3 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
| 600 | 215.7 | 132.6 | 71.3 | 10 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 1,000 | 227 | 135.2 | 75 | 10 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 1,400 | 245.2 | 133.9 | 75 | 10 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 1,700 | 222.5 | 140.4 | 71.3 | 10 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 2,100 | 204.3 | 119.6 | 56.3 | 10 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 2,450 | 158.9 | 104 | 37.5 | 10 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 2,750 | 102.2 | 88.4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 4 |
Special weapons
- SASM Short-Range Aerial Suppression Air-to-Air Missile
- QAAM Quick Maneuver Air-to-Air Missile
- MGP Machine Gun Pod
Part slots: 3 body · 4 arms · 3 misc
How to unlock
- Unlock
- Purchase
- Cost
- 25,000 MRP
- 2nd-4th purchase
- 3,125 MRP each
- Special weapons 2 / 3
- 2,500 MRP / 2,500 MRP
- Requires
- F/A-18C
Aces flying the MiG-21bis
Tessera Ali Maqomaev
Skins
17 campaign skins. See all MiG-21bis skins →
Performance
In online mode, aircraft level up with COMBAT XP and have different stats at each level. The campaign has no aircraft levels.
MaxHealth- 78
SpeedMax- 2,450
- 0
GunLoadCount- 600
MainWeaponLoadCount- 90
FlareLoadCount- 6
- SASM
- 14 (6 paired)
- QAAM
- 14 (6 paired)
- MGP
- 400 (200 paired)
Flight model at level
The game's curve points for this aircraft are out of order (a lower speed follows a higher one); they are drawn as stored.
Speed (km/h)
SpeedMax- 2,450
SpeedBreak- 2,750
- 250
SpeedStall- 200
SpeedMin- 150
GndSpeedTakeoff- 260
Power
AcceleR- 1.9
DeceleR- 2
PowerAfterBurnerR- 1.3
MaxSpeedAfterBurnerR- 1.2
SpeedUpperR- 0.5
SpeedDownerR- -0.4
SpeedRollDownerR- 3
AltStallStart / AltStall- 11,000 / 12,000
Stability
PitchUpDownR- 0.6
YawRateStdNrm- 0.7
StdArtificialRoll- 40
RotStallR- 2.5
Defense
MaxHealth- 78
- 0
- 0
StaggerTimeMax- 0
StaggerImpactDamageMax / Min- 20 / 5
Mobility
| Axis | Peak rate | At km/h | Best speed band, km/h (rate ≥ 90% of peak) | AddRotR | DecRotR | InputRotAdd | InputRotDec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Range | |||||||
| Pitch | 245.2 | 1,400 | 776 | 1,740 | 964 | 1.75 | 0.96 | 1 | 3 |
| Roll | 92.9 | 1,700 | 524 | 1,969 | 1,445 | 1.75 | 0.96 | 1 | 2 |
| Yaw | 75 | 1,000 | 511 | 1,801 | 1,290 | 1.25 | 0.96 | 1 | 2 |
Post-stall and drift
DriftPostStallManeuverability- None
DriftPostStallManeuverSpeedEnd- 0
DriftStartInputTime- 0.4
DriftSpeedEnd- 150
DriftStopDiffRadian- 2.5
DriftPitchRate- 0.8
DriftYawRate- 1
DriftYawRate_PSM- 5
DriftSpeedStartDec- 0
DriftSpeedDecR- 150
DriftSpeedDecMax- 5,000
Curve points SpeedGraph / SpeedRot / RotGravR / DiffNoseVelocityR 0..9
| Speed (km/h) | Pitch rate | Roll rate | Yaw rate | RotGravR pitch | RotGravR yaw | DiffNoseVelocityR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 200 | 102.2 | 60.2 | 26.3 | 17.5 | 3.75 | 5 |
| 250 | 177.1 | 68.8 | 56.3 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
| 600 | 215.7 | 87.7 | 71.3 | 10 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 1,000 | 227 | 89.4 | 75 | 10 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 1,400 | 245.2 | 88.6 | 75 | 10 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 1,700 | 222.5 | 92.9 | 71.3 | 10 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 2,100 | 204.3 | 79.1 | 56.3 | 10 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 2,450 | 158.9 | 68.8 | 37.5 | 10 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 2,750 | 102.2 | 58.5 | 30 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 4 |
Special weapons
- SASM Short-Range Aerial Suppression Air-to-Air MissileFrom the start
- QAAM Quick Maneuver Air-to-Air MissileLimit break 1
- MGP Machine Gun PodLimit break 3
The others unlock with limit breaks, in the order listed. One special weapon per sortie until limit break 2, then two types at once (with less ammo for each). Part slots also come from limit breaks (below).
How to get it
- Online store
- 3,000 Zoll
AIRMAN (rank 1) - COST
- 200
Limit breaks
Each limit break raises the level cap and adds part slots or special weapons. Costs are for that step; the totals are everything paid from the start. Upgrade Blueprints are specific to the MiG-21bis; General Purpose Upgrade Blueprints work on any aircraft.
| Limit break | Level cap | Part slots | Special weapons |  Zoll |  Blueprints |  General Purpose | Total so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (start) | 5 | 1 / 1 / 1 | SASM | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | 10 | 1 / 2 / 1 | +QAAM | 10,000 | 10 | 0 | 10,000 10 0 |
| 2 | 15 | 1 / 3 / 1 | 2 types at once | 30,000 | 30 | 10 | 40,000 40 10 |
| 3 | 20 | 2 / 4 / 1 | +MGP | 60,000 | 60 | 20 | 100,000 100 30 |
COMBAT XP per level (to level 20: 7,500)
Aircraft earn COMBAT XP by flying online missions (and from COMBAT XP Memory items). Totals from level 1.
| Level | Total COMBAT XP | From the level before |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | 83 | 62 |
| 4 | 187 | 104 |
| 5 | 332 | 145 |
| 6 | 519 | 187 |
| 7 | 748 | 229 |
| 8 | 1,018 | 270 |
| 9 | 1,330 | 312 |
| 10 | 1,683 | 353 |
| 11 | 2,078 | 395 |
| 12 | 2,514 | 436 |
| 13 | 2,992 | 478 |
| 14 | 3,511 | 519 |
| 15 | 4,072 | 561 |
| 16 | 4,675 | 603 |
| 17 | 5,319 | 644 |
| 18 | 6,004 | 685 |
| 19 | 6,731 | 727 |
| 20 | 7,500 | 769 |
Challenges
Online challenges for the MiG-21bis and their rewards. All challenges →
| Goal | Tiers and rewards |
|---|---|
| Play a total of N mission(s) using MiG-21bis Fishbed. |
|
| Unlock MiG-21bis Fishbed's level cap a total of N time(s). |
Skins
10 online skins. See all MiG-21bis skins →